Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 4:05 a.m. Sunday, November 13, 2022 to a report of a crash with injuries at Palatine Road and Rand Road in Arlington Heights.
Police were first on the scene and discovered a black sedan with severe front-end damage, and the driver injured after a one-vehicle crash with a large metal traffic signal standard.
The driver was conscious and speaking, assessed by paramedics, and transported to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.
Westbound Palatine Road west of Rand Road was temporarily closed until about 4:45 a.m. Hillside Towing responded quickly to clear the Lexus from blocking Palatine Road.
The driver of the black Lexus was apparently traveling on US-12 WEST (Rand Road northwestbound) and lost control while making a left turn to westbound Palatine Road. There was no confirmation whether another vehicle may
CARDINAL NEWS did not check whether there were any security cameras available that may have captured the crash. The AT&T store is located south of the crash scene, the Bank of America building is located northwest of the crash scene.
The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.
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